margadh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish margad, marggad, from Old Norse markaðr (Icelandic markaður), from Latin mercātus.

Noun

margadh m (genitive singular margaidh, nominative plural margaí)

  1. market
  2. bargain
  3. agreement, compact

Declension

Alternative plural
margáintí (bargain; agreement, compact)

Derived terms

  • margaigh (market, transitive verb)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
margadh mhargadh not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "margadh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • marg(g)ad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “margadh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “margadh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish margad, marggad, from Old Norse markaðr (Icelandic markaður), from Latin mercātus.

Noun

margadh m, f (genitive singular margaidh, plural margaidhean)

  1. market
    Synonym: fèill

Derived terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
margadhmhargadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • marg(g)ad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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